Fox News reports that the city of Taunton, Massachusetts is considering the use of eminent domain to save some manufacturing jobs: When the Haskon Aerospace plant in Taunton, Mass. shut down in October 100 workers lost their jobs. Many had worked at the facility for decades, making seals and gaskets for aircraft. City leaders are…
Month: December 2010
Desperate Republicans Turn to Kidnapping to Solve Policy Problems
“Some in Congress “have been holding hostage” American policy until there is an “agreement of 100 percent.” – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. “Is Senator Kyl holding New START hostage to tax cuts?” – Adam Serwer, Washignton Post “Every one of us…[is] being held hostage by 42 Republican senators.” CNN’s Eliot Spitzer “The White House…